Hah, figured this would happen. Like I said earlier Intel makes a lot more money of Z series chipsets, much more than B or H. The prevention of overclocking on lesser chipsets is artificial and has nothing to do with being them being [more] out of spec, it's all about the money as usual.
They either make it off he overpriced chipsets or the CPU itself. This is why we need competition.
You think competition would solve this? I dont.
You think competition would solve this? I dont.
In the end of the day we are going to pay up. Its just a matter of who pays most.
Yes competition would solve these types of issues. That's how a healthy competitive market works.
Intel loses me as a customer for this stupid decision. I won't be buying a Core i3-6100 which I was planning on doing because they squashed the ability of bclock overclocking on non Z boards. I don't care that you can buy cheap Z series boards, they'll never be as cheap as B or H series and these artificial limitations is simply a slap in the face as a consumer.
Lol.. Artificial limitations? You do realize you're wanting to change the base clock of a binned CPU?
Lol, your loss.
Not really, an i3-6100 plus an $80 Z170 board provides about the best price/performance ratio out there for those who want cutting edge features and leading ST performance.It's my loss for not giving Intel any money? That's some twisted logic.
. Why do they support bclock on Z series for "binned" CPU's (all CPU's are binned BTW). What separates a Z series chipset from a B series from a bclock perspective?
Not really, an i3-6100 plus an $80 Z170 board provides about the best price/performance ratio out there for those who want cutting edge features and leading ST performance.
Of course all cpu's are binned, K model specifically for overclocking, others not..
What separates Z from B is likely mosfets, VRM's and voltage phases..
Depends on how much you overclock it.Also how much stress, voltage and heat would a Dual CPU Core i3-6100 generate once overclocked?
Yes competition would solve these types of issues. That's how a healthy competitive market works.
Intel loses me as a customer for this stupid decision. I won't be buying a Core i3-6100 which I was planning on doing because they squashed the ability of bclock overclocking on non Z boards. I don't care that you can buy cheap Z series boards, they'll never be as cheap as B or H series and these artificial limitations is simply a slap in the face as a consumer.
The price difference between Z170 and H170/H110/B150 is very small. The rest is mobo cost. And that's whats going to hurt you.
checking the Intel website Z170 costs $47 while H110 $26, that's a huge difference.
If Intel is not concerned about this sort of thing, then there would be no reason for them not to release an unlocked i3.
Since they won't release an unlocked i3, I think it's safe to assume that Intel is not going to be happy about these bclk developments.
Imagine if Ford segregated their vehicles for sale like Intel does their CPUs.
You wouldn't be allowed to have a back-up camera on any vehicle that sold for less than $50,000, and the mfg would sue any dealer that installed a back-up camera on a cheaper vehicle.
Yeah, that's what Intel is doing here, preventing BCLK OC on motherboards with less than Z170 chipsets.
Oh well...
Kaby Lake is the direct contradiction of that. Enhanced BCLK OC. So its safe to say its here to stay.